A New Green Coat

This was supposed to be yesterdays post, but I didn't quite finish the job.
So here it is today!

I set aside yesterday afternoon for shearing Willow my Pygora goat. Her glossy white curls had grown quite long and if not cut soon could have become tangled and matted.
The first part is always easy. She loves jumping onto the stand to get her grain! Then I brush off any loose bits of hay from her coat and start clipping. This year I invested in some handy pet clippers. It was so much easier than the scissors I used last time! I was a little afraid that the buzzing would scare her more but it didn't, she was actually much calmer. Actually I was too because there wasn't as much risk of cutting her. She was still nervous about her legs and stomach though. I was able to get her mostly clipped when the battery died, so I had to let that charge overnight. This morning I finished her up. She looks a bit pathetic without her hair. I hope she doesn't feel too badly and that the other goats don't laugh at her too much. Just in case, I got her a fashionable green coat to wear:) Oh, it will also keep her warm now that she doesn't have her own coat. I think she rather likes it!

Hand Spinning

Recently I have been spinning the fiber from my Pygora goat, Willow. Well actually attempting to spin would be more accurate! I really have no clue what I am doing. I have a fun little drop spindle that I have been using and a book with instructions. So, I spun up quite a bit but somehow it just doesn't seem quite right :) It is very uneven and lumpy. Oh well, I just look at it as practice, someday I will probably be a wonderful expert :) I am planning on making some kind of funny hat or scarf out of the resulting yarn.

Mandolin, Tambourine & Willow

Today has been a busy day. This morning I was out helping a family that is expecting twins and all afternoon I was shopping. So... this post isn't much. I am just going to introduce you to our three goats. Willow is the white curly one. She is a Pygora fiber goat. The pink dyed fiber in this post is hers. The brown one is Mandolin our Kinder milk doe. And the little one in the back is Tambourine her baby. I think they are pretty cute. And they are sweet and friendly, too.